AMSURG partner Michael Mills, M.D.,Phoenix Endoscopy, LLC, was named the Chair ofBanner Health’s Digestive Institute and Chief of the Esophageal Disease Center within the Institute.

“As we continue our journey to align structures, strategies and systems to further elevate Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center into a leading teaching hospital in the country and elevating Banner Health as a ‘destination’ for value-based complex, differentiated clinical care, I am proud to formally announce Dr. Michael Mills as the Chair of Banner Health’s evolving Digestive Institute and Chief of the Esophageal Disease Center within the Institute,” said Steve Narang, M.D., M.H.C.M., CEO of Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center. “This future Institute will be a destination for patients throughout the country to experience highly coordinated care from outstanding multidisciplinary clinical care teams. Dr. Mills is organizing an Institute Advisory Council that will provide oversight and make strategic recommendations in the following areas: (1) clinical performance aligned with care management initiatives, (2) academic productivity, (3) strategic growth and (4) financial performance.”